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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.30 No.3 pp.105-110
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2019.30.3.105

Effects of Mixed or Split-sex Feeding on Growth Performance and Behavior of Korean Native Chicken

Seung Min Oh2,Se Yeong Yoon1,Jae Young Lee1,Se Min Jeon1,Dong Yep Oh2,Jae Jung Ha2,Young Han Song1*,Jin Soo Kim1
1College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
2Gyeongsangbuk-do Livestock Research Institue, Yeongju 36052, Korea
* Corresponding author: Young Han Song, Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. Tel: +82-33-250-8617

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mixed or split-sex feeding on growth performance and behavior of Korean native chickens. Three variants of the sex ratio, FO (female only), MO (male only) and MI (mixed) were tested in Korean native chickens (Hanhyop 3) that were between the ages of 7 and 91 days. Body weight gain was the highest (p<0.05) in the MO treatment and the lowest (p<0.05) in the MI treatment. The feed intake (FI) of birds in the MO treatment was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in the MI treatment during days 14-21, also MO treatment was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in the MI treatment during days 21-28. However, the FI of birds in the MI group was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in FO treatment during days 35-42. The behavioral frequency of walking, drinking, and aggressive pecking were not affected by sex ratio treatment. The behavioral frequency of feeding was higher in the FO treatment than that of birds in the other treatments. The comfort time of birds in the MI treatment was longer (p<0.05) than that of birds in the other treatments. The behavioral frequency of pecking was higher in the MO treatment than that of birds in the other treatments. The study suggests that when male and female Korean native chickens are reared together, sex ratio can influence growth performance and behavior frequency.

혼합 및 암수분리 사육이 토종닭의 사양성적과 행동에 미치는 영향

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강원대학교 동물생명과학대학1, 경상북도 축산기술연구소2

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